Re: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation

2022-05-06 Thread H LV
A video about laser cooling for the layman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAEAZaXhD_Y Harry On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 9:16 AM H LV wrote: > Laser cooling is the cooling of atoms via spontaneous emission. > In the video they say the laser radiation provides a damping force at a > particular

Re: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation

2022-05-05 Thread Robin
modify QM system allowed energy >states . > > >Bob Cook > >From: Robin<mailto:mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au> >Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 3:03 PM >To: vortex-l@eskimo.com<mailto:vortex-l@eskimo.com> >Subject: Re: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with ra

RE: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation

2022-05-05 Thread Chris Zell
arbitrary. From: bobcook39...@hotmail.com Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2022 1:48 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation Robin-- Why does nuclear decay happen routinely? The swap of potential energy of a QM system is not without restrictions

RE: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation

2022-05-04 Thread bobcook39...@hotmail.com
:03 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com<mailto:vortex-l@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation In reply to bobcook39...@hotmail.com's message of Wed, 4 May 2022 16:49:08 +: Hi Bob, [snip] >Radiation cooling is how the final process of LENR works. > >The first

Re: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation

2022-05-04 Thread Robin
In reply to bobcook39...@hotmail.com's message of Wed, 4 May 2022 16:49:08 +: Hi Bob, [snip] >Radiation cooling is how the final process of LENR works. > >The first step is to swap nuclear potential energy to kinetic spin phonic >energy of a QM atom (including electronic structure) which is

RE: [Vo]:Laser Cooling -> Cooling with radiation

2022-05-04 Thread bobcook39...@hotmail.com
Radiation cooling is how the final process of LENR works. The first step is to swap nuclear potential energy to kinetic spin phonic energy of a QM atom (including electronic structure) which is classical thermal energy subject to common radiation cooling in the second step. This reaction is

RE: [Vo]:laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics phenomenon

2022-05-03 Thread bobcook39...@hotmail.com
dea of quantized space. Bob Cook From: William Beaty<mailto:bi...@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, May 2, 2022 9:01 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com<mailto:vortex-l@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: [Vo]:laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics phenomenon On Sat, 30 Apr 2022, H LV wrote: > &g

Re: [Vo]:laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics phenomenon

2022-05-02 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
William There extremely rarely is a two 511keV e+/e- decay signal seen. Its a special case that can only happen in a contained case. Free e+/e- annihilation usually is a 3 photon decay with <<0.01% being of 511keV... The 511keV decay signal is an old illusion, that triggered a completely

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-05-02 Thread Andrew Meulenberg
Jurg, You state "In SOP we show that the electron is a resonance of the proton." Since I believe that the proton is composed of relativistic leptons and leptons of EM fields (expressed as photons?), you have presented something that will take me time to examine. I hope to do so - eventually.

Re: [Vo]:laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics phenomenon

2022-05-02 Thread William Beaty
On Sat, 30 Apr 2022, H LV wrote: New research shows that laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics phenomenon https://phys.org/news/2020-07-laser-spectral-linewidth-classical-physics-ph enomenon.html VERY cool! Perhaps this points to a new kind of physics which is a synthesis of

Re: [Vo]:laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics phenomenon

2022-04-30 Thread H LV
On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 9:20 AM H LV wrote: > > New research shows that laser spectral linewidth is classical-physics > phenomenon > > https://phys.org/news/2020-07-laser-spectral-linewidth-classical-physics-phenomenon.html > quote > "As we have explained in this study, there is a simple,

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread H LV
long more > fundamental lines on the nature of causal determinism and the outstanding > possibility (if not logical prerequisite) of non-local hidden variables.. > which in turn segues into philosophical debate re. distinctions between > 'indeterminability' as an inevitable consequence of

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread ROGER ANDERTON
- Original Message -- From: "Vibrator !" To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, 29 Apr, 22 At 23:43 Subject: Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics > So progression from 18th century theory of Boscovich to modern physics Fascinating, i was unaware of Boscovich's cont

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread Vibrator !
> So progression from 18th century theory of Boscovich to modern physics Fascinating, i was unaware of Boscovich's contributions, great first-principle reasoning though.. There's still a good bit of unfinished business with certain 18th-century breakthroughs that've languished, but don't get me

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-29 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Andrew Just one thing: I assume that you mean the atom (including the bound electron) is neutral. If you mean that the bound electron (in its interaction with the nuclear Coulomb field) is uncharged EM field only, then this would be one of our incompatible assumptions. However, I am

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread ROGER ANDERTON
29 Apr, 22 At 19:38 Subject: Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics Did Boscovich subscribe to a wave or a particle view of light? I wonder if electrons are "elementary points" and protons are "first order particles" in Boscosvich's scheme. https://youtu.be/w1vi0

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread Vibrator !
in add: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quantum/schr.html IE. equivalent, not conflicting..

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread Vibrator !
e realism / objectivism debate is divided along more fundamental lines on the nature of causal determinism and the outstanding possibility (if not logical prerequisite) of non-local hidden variables.. which in turn segues into philosophical debate re. distinctions between 'indeterminability' as an i

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread H LV
ion from 18th century theory of Boscovich to modern physics > > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "H LV" > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Sent: Friday, 29 Apr, 22 At 13:19 > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics > > > On Thu, Apr 28, 20

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread ROGER ANDERTON
hysics -- Original Message -- From: "H LV" To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, 29 Apr, 22 At 13:19 Subject: Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 5:44 PM Vibrator ! <mailto:mrvibrat...@gmail.com> > wrote: I have been doing more

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-29 Thread H LV
On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 5:44 PM Vibrator ! wrote: > > I have been doing more reading about the history of stimulated > > emission. Einstein formally introduced a quantum version of the concept > in > > 1917. > > Therefore you might think that it is only possible in a quantum > theoretical > >

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-28 Thread Andrew Meulenberg
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 3:15 PM Jürg Wyttenbach wrote: > Andrew, > > I started to dig deeper the last few months and it became clear that most > of the classic physics approaches are Kindergarten level physics based on > wrong understanding of basic physics rules. > On 25.04.2022 17:53, Andrew

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-28 Thread MSF
Harry wrote: > I had to look up those references. :-) > > Susquehanna Hat Co > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THZV5g1CNZM > The Three Stooges - Slowly I Turned > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYP1OBZfFK0 > >> Clearly you have been too enveloped in your flaming youth to appreciate the finer

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-28 Thread H LV
On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 2:42 AM William Beaty wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2022, H LV wrote: > > > I have been doing more reading about the history of stimulated > > emission. Einstein formally introduced a quantum version of the concept > in > > 1917. > > "STIMULATED EMISSION!" Oh man don't even

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-28 Thread H LV
On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 2:42 AM William Beaty wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2022, H LV wrote: > > > I have been doing more reading about the history of stimulated > > emission. Einstein formally introduced a quantum version of the concept > in > > 1917. > > "STIMULATED EMISSION!" Oh man don't even

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-28 Thread H LV
Jones, I looked quickly at the patent by Haisch and Moddel but could not find anything about cooling. However, the authors of this paper, ttps://arxiv.org/abs/0910.5893 experimentally investigated the claims of Haisch and Moddel in section 2.3.2. They tried to find alternative explanations for the

Re: [Vo]:Stimulated emission and Pre-Quantum Physics

2022-04-28 Thread William Beaty
On Wed, 27 Apr 2022, H LV wrote: I have been doing more reading about the history of stimulated emission. Einstein formally introduced a quantum version of the concept in 1917. "STIMULATED EMISSION!" Oh man don't even get me started. (Too late!) Saying the words Stimulated Emission, that's

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-27 Thread Vibrator !
The Anomalous Magnetization of Iron and Steel, B. Osgood Peirce 1912: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20022770?seq=2 The effects seem to pertain to high dv/dt impulses however.. not to mention antique metallurgical samples (the high-Sv kind). Modern electrical steels OTOH are designed to be

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-26 Thread Vibrator !
> Think of little magnets arranged end to end. NSNSNS etc. Not only do they > attract but the field is cumulative, and as it > get stronger it "convinces" other magnets to align the same way. Variability of domain pinning strengths (individual domain wall coercivities) is one cause of Sv per

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-25 Thread Terry Blanton
Thanks, Jones...Danzik was what I was trying to remember, along with the Earth Engine. How do you do that with the neurons you have left? On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 4:33 PM Jones Beene wrote: > Very similar to the Dennis Danzig "Earth Engine" scam of a few years back. > > ... or Steorn. > > > >

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-25 Thread Jones Beene
There is huge pent-up demand for cheap and carbon-free electrical power these days, and gullible investors are constantly being fooled. PT Barnum underestimated. Holcomb Energy's technical claims may be unsophisticated to the point of being laughable but they will find a few suckers. Holcomb

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ?small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Photons are the universal = most basic form of energy. With photons you can transport energy over any distance. So here the equivalence relation E = mc^2 is obvious. Same for the Pointing power vector for a radiation field. But if you write E = mc^2 and e.g. m is 4-He then the equation simply

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-25 Thread Robin
In reply to Vibrator !'s message of Mon, 25 Apr 2022 23:16:20 +0100: Hi, [snip] >The guy's claiming that induced B in 'electrical steel' climbs to 500% of >applied H. Think of little magnets arranged end to end. NSNSNS etc. Not only do they attract but the field is cumulative, and as it get

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-25 Thread AlanG
Here's some interesting and colorful background on the principal "inventor" Dr Roberet Ray Holcomb: https://casetext.com/case/in-re-holcomb-health-care-services On 4/25/2022 2:47 PM, Robin wrote: In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:32:24 + (UTC): Hi, [s

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ?small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Robin
In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:17:01 +0200: Hi, [snip] >Classic misunderstanding ... the bomb energy comes from E=dmc^2 . > > >J.W. That was assumed anyway. I.e. the change in mass is where the energy comes from. Are you saying that E=mc^2 is not the total energy of

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-25 Thread Robin
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:32:24 + (UTC): Hi, [snip] > Very similar to the Dennis Danzig "Earth Engine" scam of a few years back. > >... or Steorn. > > He appears to confuse magnetic field strength with energy. However, that said, perhaps it works in a similar

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ?small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread H LV
I think I have posted this before, but Einstein was also able to derive E=mc^2 without recourse to his theory of special relativity. Max Born presented this alternate derivation in his book Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Here is the proof:

Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Jones Beene
Harry - perhaps you should have a look at the work and patents of Haisch and Moddel on the Lamb shift mechanism using hydrogen or helium in Casimir cavities. The dynamical Casimir effect can be either positive or negative and Lamb shift photons would be cold. IIRC there was a measured

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread H LV
I was thinking about LASERS (Light amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) and it occurred to me that the notion of cooling radiation is already present in quantum theory, but it is disguised as "stimulated emission" in order to respect the mid 19th century doctrine that cooling

Re: [Vo]:Another Irish FE Firm?

2022-04-25 Thread Jones Beene
Very similar to the Dennis Danzig "Earth Engine" scam of a few years back. ... or Steorn. Terry Blanton wrote: So does anyone know about these folks?  They make me think of Steorn but with credentials. https://holcombenergysystems.com/about-us/the-team/ THE TECHNOLOGY The HES utilizes

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ?small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Classic misunderstanding ... the bomb energy comes from E=dmc^2 . J.W. On 25.04.2022 21:23, Robin wrote: In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:25:49 +0200: Hi Jürg, If E=mc^2 is wrong, then perhaps you should write the major nuclear powers, and explain to them why

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Andrew, I started to dig deeper the last few months and it became clear that most of the classic physics approaches are Kindergarten level physics based on wrong understanding of basic physics rules. On 25.04.2022 17:53, Andrew Meulenberg wrote: Jurg, Thank you for the comments. It helps

Re: [Vo]:A simpler test

2022-04-25 Thread Terry Blanton
Reminds me of "The Electric Universe Theory" including the *Safire Project* .

RE: [Vo]:A simpler test

2022-04-25 Thread Chris Zell
There is a small earth to air current. Very weak but measurable. There were attempts to gather this current with balloons covered with spikes, hundreds of feet up. So, I guess the earth is negative. From: H LV Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 3:02 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ?small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Robin
In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:25:49 +0200: Hi Jürg, If E=mc^2 is wrong, then perhaps you should write the major nuclear powers, and explain to them why their bombs don't work. ;) >Andrew, > > >I could give you a very long list. First problem: The Dirac equation

Re: [Vo]:A simpler test

2022-04-25 Thread H LV
Using something similar to this method? > > > > *From:* H LV > *Sent:* Saturday, April 23, 2022 12:33 PM > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:A simpler test > > > > Update... > > I haven't done any experiments yet, but I have refined my thinkin

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Andrew Meulenberg
Jurg, Thank you for the comments. It helps us to understand the reasons behind rejection of the concept of deep-orbit electrons. Comments below On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 9:25 AM Jürg Wyttenbach wrote: > Andrew, > > I could give you a very long list. First problem: *The Dirac equation > itself

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Andrew, I could give you a very long list. First problem: The Dirac equation itself is only working for fields and never for mass. The inclusion of the relativistic mass simply is an error made by a mathematician with no clue of physics. The Einstein equation (E=mc^2) has been guessed 

Re: [Vo]:A simpler test

2022-04-25 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Zell wrote: Could there be a way to generate energy by ‘transmitting away’ the earth’s relative charge into neutral space? Using something similar to this method? *From:*H LV *Sent:* Saturday, April 23, 2022 12:33 PM *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:A simpler test Update...

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-25 Thread Andrew Meulenberg
Jurg, I would be interested in what physical laws you think are violated by the deep-orbit electrons. Without the Dirac equation's "anomalous orbit" results, I don't think that we would have looked for the relativistic effects that make the deep orbits (and nuclear forces?) possible. Andrew _ _

RE: [Vo]:A simpler test

2022-04-25 Thread Chris Zell
Could there be a way to generate energy by ‘transmitting away’ the earth’s relative charge into neutral space? Using something similar to this method? From: H LV Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2022 12:33 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:A simpler test Update... I haven't done any

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-23 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
I just want to remind some folks here that H*-H*, the only existing from of dense hydrogen (besides D*-D*) has been measured by multiple methods by Randal Mills, now some 3 years ago. Also Holmlid tried to measure the H*H* bond energy but he did work with clusters of H* that suffer from

Re: [Vo]: ?small hydrogen

2022-04-23 Thread Robin
extremely fast (with just about anything), resulting in an inexhaustible energy supply, whereas Helium, as you envisage it, would need to be re-expanded, in order to be reused, and the expansion energy has to come from somewhere, making Helium only an energy storage mechanism, rather than a primary

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:​small hydrogen

2022-04-23 Thread Jeff Driscoll
If the 2.8328 fermi mentioned in the paper is multiplied by the inverse of alpha, the fine structure constant (alpha =1/137.035999), then you get the radius of Randell Mills' TSO (Transition State Orbitsphere) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269319303624 the radius of

Re: [Vo]: ​small hydrogen

2022-04-23 Thread Jones Beene
On the possibility of "dense helium" - shall we call it the "alpharino" ? Helium, unlike hydrogen, will not diffuse through metals - so long as the metal is nonporous. The first step in densification is (probably) diffusion... but that problem may not be the end-of-story. Raney nickel for

[Vo]:Re: [Vo]:​small hydrogen

2022-04-23 Thread H LV
On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:26 AM Jones Beene wrote: > HLV wrote: > > A simple argument that small hydrogen may exist > > Physics Letters B Volume 794, 10 July 2019, Pages 130-134 > > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269319303624 > > > Thanks for posting this. One curious

Re: [Vo]:A simpler test

2022-04-23 Thread H LV
Update... I haven't done any experiments yet, but I have refined my thinking about the nature of cooling or frigorific radiation. Instead of striving for extremely low temperatures, I recently realised it should be possible to look for cooling radiation between bodies which have a large relative

Re: [Vo]:​small hydrogen

2022-04-23 Thread Jones Beene
HLV wrote: A simple argument that small hydrogen may exist Physics Letters B Volume 794, 10 July 2019, Pages 130-134 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269319303624 Thanks for posting this. One curious observation is that there are a few other atoms besides hydrogen which

Re: [Vo]:Cavitation (sonofusion) reactor from B-J. Huang et al.

2022-04-18 Thread Frank Grimer
I have now realised that the equations of state for water vapour published on Dr Chaplin's properties of water website provide evidence for nested Casimir pressures. This combined with the explanation of Beta-atmosphere pressure given in the article Aether Vacua and Cold Fusion provide a

Re: [Vo]:Night time 'solar'

2022-04-14 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: > very low power density now - plenty of room for improvement > Can it be improved? The temperature difference is so low, I am surprised a thermoelectric gadget produces measurable current. In a third world rural setting, it might make more sense to burn firewood or kerosene

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-13 Thread Nicholas Palmer
My Mitsubishi Ecodan air source heat pump works between -18 to +35°C... https://library.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/pdf/book/PUZ-HWM140VHA_-BS#page-2 Nick Palmer On the side of the Planet - and the people - because they're worth it On Wed, 13 Apr 2022 at 19:41, Jed Rothwell wrote: > H LV

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
I should explain that in Atlanta, when they install a heat pump, they include a small, auxiliary, el-cheapo gas fired furnace along with it. It seldom turns on. I don't know about Florida and other warm places. In rural Japan where the walls are made of paper, they used to heat with kerosene

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: > When temperatures fall to 25 to 30 degrees, a heat pump loses its spot as >> the most efficient heating option for an Atlanta home. >> >> > Apparently heat pumps have improved a lot over the last decade. This > article says they now work well down to -10F or lower. > I looked at

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-13 Thread H LV
Demonstrate the "toy" to a small number of friends and trusted colleagues. Provide snacks and drinks. Harry On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM Jonathan Berry wrote: > Interesting idea. > > And while I don't think there are many things that could be introduced as > a toy (Otis T. Carr's patent

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-13 Thread Frank Grimer
This is the kind of toy that is needed. People have made attempts to emulate but as yet no one has succeeded. They need to try harder. I believe it worked. > "Bruce Welsh is an electronics engineer with* the o*pen spirit which has > been devoted to alternative energies for twenty years. It is

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-12 Thread Frank Grimer
A Bessler Wheel in the form of a toy. Interestingly, Laithwaite came close to solving this with his gyro demonstration at the RI. May the strain be with you. On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 at 23:00, Jonathan Berry wrote: > Interesting idea. > > And while I don't think there are many things that could be

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-12 Thread Jones Beene
Jonathan Berry wrote: > Interesting idea And while I don't think there are many things that could > be introduced as a toy (Otis T. Carr's patent aside) ...Or maybe a perpetual > motion toy, albeit if that was cheap enough to be for kids it would be a toy > adults would want even more

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-12 Thread Jonathan Berry
Interesting idea. And while I don't think there are many things that could be introduced as a toy (Otis T. Carr's patent aside) ... Or maybe a perpetual motion toy, albeit if that was cheap enough to be for kids it would be a toy adults would want even more (executive toys). I think that images

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-12 Thread H LV
On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 1:23 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > H LV wrote: > > However, there has been a big push to instead choose more efficient heat >> pumps. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices report found that to >> drive deeper emissions cuts, the switch to heat pumps "would play an >>

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-12 Thread Robin
In reply to Jonathan Berry's message of Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:11:30 +1200: Hi, [snip] >What would it take for a breakthrough in science? Most people are instinctively afraid of what they don't understand, so they ignore it, and hope it will just go away. This is especially true if acceptance

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: However, there has been a big push to instead choose more efficient heat > pumps. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices report found that to > drive deeper emissions cuts, the switch to heat pumps "would play an > essential and growing role."" > As I said, I am surprised heat

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-12 Thread H LV
On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 10:48 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > H LV wrote: > > Oil and gas furnaces are now being banned in new construction projects in >> parts of Canada. >> > > What are they installing instead? Surely heat pumps don't work in most of > Canada. > > Are they putting in resistance

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread Robin
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Thu, 7 Apr 2022 22:47:30 -0400: Hi, [snip] "My guess would be gas." Ignore that. :( Regards, Robin van Spaandonk

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread Robin
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Thu, 7 Apr 2022 22:47:30 -0400: Hi, [snip] >What are they installing instead? Surely heat pumps don't work in most of >Canada. [snip] My guess would be gas. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: Oil and gas furnaces are now being banned in new construction projects in > parts of Canada. > What are they installing instead? Surely heat pumps don't work in most of Canada. Are they putting in resistance heaters? Those are extremely efficient. I find it hard to believe they

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread H LV
Oil and gas furnaces are now being banned in new construction projects in parts of Canada. In some places after 2023 you won't be able to replace old furnaces with new furnaces. This will further increase the demand for night time electricity. Harry On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 9:07 AM Jed Rothwell

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: > It resembles airplane seats available between midnight and 8 a.m. They are > discounted because few people want to fly "red eye" at those hours . . . > Note that airlines have to fly some number of airplanes at night, to position them for service the next day. They cannot terminate

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: Yes, it will. There is no market for electricity at night. >> > > There is no market currently, but if more and more electricity is being > demanded at night wouldn't that create a market? > Yes, as I said, if nighttime consumption increases, I expect they will tweak the rates to

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-07 Thread H LV
On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 4:52 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > CB Sites wrote: > > I will confirm what @Jed Rothwell is saying as an >> EV owner. 90% of my travel is inner city 30miles or less all stop and >> go. Just an overnight charge on a 110v plugin charger and good to go. >> I've not seen a

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread Jed Rothwell
Here is one of many examples of free nighttime electricity in Texas: https://comparepower.com/electricity-rates/texas/free-electricity/ There is a lot of competition in the Texas electric power market, so many companies offer this. As I said, this is a good business model, not a favor to the

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread Jed Rothwell
Chris Zell wrote: As things now stand, automobile drivers are getting a free ride. That's not > fair. > > Toll roads/bridges? License/registration fees? Gasoline taxes? I don't know. We should see how they do it in London, England. I paid a bridge toll in New York state just by driving past

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread Jed Rothwell
Regarding hydrogen vehicles and safe fission reactors, over at LENR Forum I wrote: It may be possible to develop safe fission reactors. I cannot judge. Some experts say pebble bed reactors might be safe. However, we know for a fact that solar panels are safe, and they can produce electricity much

RE: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread Chris Zell
As things now stand, automobile drivers are getting a free ride. That's not fair. Toll roads/bridges? License/registration fees? Gasoline taxes? CAUTION: This message was sent from outside the Nexstar organization. Please do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: "Free rider." > > I think public transport should be free too. > but of course it won't really be free. The costs will be borne by the > taxpayer. > Public transport is a lot cheaper than roads, highways and the damage caused by automobiles. So it would be best to make public

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread Jones Beene
H LV wrote: "Free rider." ...  I think public transport should be free too.but of course it won't really be free. Few thins are really free, of course especially if carbon fuel is consumed. But basic transportation can be much smarter and less costly, perhaps fuel-free and out-of-pocket

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread H LV
"Free rider." I think public transport should be free too. but of course it won't really be free. The costs will be borne by the taxpayer. Harry On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 11:51 PM CB Sites wrote: > I will confirm what @Jed Rothwell is saying as an > EV owner. 90% of my travel is inner city

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-06 Thread H LV
What happens when everyone who currently owns a gasoline car buys an electric car and is charging overnight? Would it make sense for the utility companies to continue offering huge discounts for over night charging? Harry On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 6:42 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > I wrote: > > >> I

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread CB Sites
I will confirm what @Jed Rothwell is saying as an EV owner. 90% of my travel is inner city 30miles or less all stop and go. Just an overnight charge on a 110v plugin charger and good to go. I've not seen a noticble change in my electric bill. It's like driving for free. On Tue, Apr 5, 2022,

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread H LV
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 5:28 PM Jürg Wyttenbach wrote: > > On 05.04.2022 22:11, H LV wrote: > > Synthetic fuels can be used in existing gas stations. > > > This is repeating classic nonsense. Maybe it is undesirable, but it is not nonsense. > Also synthetic fuel produces NOx > what destroys

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: > I don't see the point. Why spend four times more money than you need to? > Electric cars are far cheaper per mile. > It is actually 5.6 times more money per mile, because the power companies offer a huge discount for recharging overnight. In Atlanta, the power company estimates it

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: > Nearly all new generating capacity is renewable, because that is almost > the cheapest. Aeroderivative natural gas is the cheapest at $1,294 base > overnight cost, but solar PV is $1,327. . . . > See also: Solar power will account for nearly half of new U.S. electric generating

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
On 05.04.2022 22:11, H LV wrote: Synthetic fuels can be used in existing gas stations. This is repeating classic nonsense. Also synthetic fuel produces NOx what destroys everything. It leads to over fertilization of forests what destroys the filigree relation between trees and soil

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: > What on earth do you mean? >> >> > > A few examples: > --Volatile organic compounds > > https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/volatile-organic-compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality > > --Farming without disturbing soil could cut agriculture’s climate impact > by 30% > >

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread H LV
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 1:46 PM Jed Rothwell wrote: > H LV wrote: > > Everything we do involves gaseous exchanges with the atmosphere. >> > > What?!? Solar and hydroelectricity do not. Wind power does, in a sense, > but it does not measurably affect the wind (the movement of air heated by > the

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jürg Wyttenbach wrote: > Toyota has sold more than 50'000 Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars. > Where did you find that number? They have sold 9,978 in the U.S., which is more than I expected. https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/toyota-mirai-sales-figures-usa-canada-monthly-yearly/ I think there is no

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jürg Wyttenbach
Toyota has sold more than 50'000 Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars. These cars have the highest range 800km and do not suffer from the winter dip of Li-ion battery power. Further a fuel cell produce still 50% heat for your car... Currently we have 155 fuel stations in central Europe ::

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
David L. Babcock wrote: Is anyone considering bottled hydrogen sold at gas stations? > I think that would cost a great deal of money. It takes a lot of gas to power an automobile. Think about how large the underground tanks of gasoline are in a regular gas station. In Japan they have tried a

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread David L. Babcock
Is anyone considering bottled hydrogen sold at gas stations? Was surfing and saw a link about nearly indestructible plastic containers for powering -I think it was- heavy construction equipment. Think one gallon propane tanks. Available in many/most gas stations. So neatly identical that you

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: Everything we do involves gaseous exchanges with the atmosphere. > What?!? Solar and hydroelectricity do not. Wind power does, in a sense, but it does not measurably affect the wind (the movement of air heated by the sun). Fission definitely does not involve gaseous exchanges,

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-05 Thread H LV
Everything we do involves gaseous exchanges with the atmosphere. We aren't going to bring about an end to gaseous exchanges by replacing air breathing vehicles with non-air breathing vehicles. What we should be doing is researching and designing more sustainable air breathing machines instead of

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